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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ December, 
Mr. John and Mr. Benj. Simonite, Sheffield. 
Grem-edqed. 
Trail’s Prince of Greens. 
Leigh’s Colonel Taylor. 
Booth’s Fi-eedom. 
Page’s Champion. 
Trail’s Anna. 
Beeston’s Apollo. 
Gretj-edged. 
Walker’s Geo. Levick. 
Headly’s Geo. Lightbody. 
Kay’s Alex. Meiklejohn. 
Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero. 
Sykes’ Complete. 
Headly’s Aid. Chas. E. Brown. 
White-edged. 
Heap’s Smiling Beauty. 
Walker’s John Simonite. 
Ashworth’s Regular. 
Taylor’s Favourite. 
Taylor’s Glory. 
Hepworth’s True Briton. 
Selfs. 
Campbell’s Pizarro. 
Pohlman’s Ellen Lancaster. 
Turner’s Chas. J. Perry. 
Lightbody’s Wm. Lightbody. 
Campbell’s Duke of Argyll. 
Kay’s Topsy. 
Rev. F. D. Hoknek, Kirkby-Malzeard, Ripon. 
Hej)worth’s True Briton. 
Smith’s Anne Smith. 
'Green-edged. 
Trail’s Prince of Greens. 
Leigh’s Colonel Taylor. 
Trail’s Anna. 
Booth’s Freedom. 
Page’s Champion. 
Beeston’s Apollo. 
Grey-edged. 
Lancashire’s Lancashire Hero. 
Walker’s George Levick. 
Headly’s George Lightbody. 
Kay’s Alexander Meiklejohn. 
Headly’s Aid. Chas. E. Brown. 
Sykes’ Complete. 
White-edged. 
Heap’s Smiling Beauty. 
Walker’s .John Simonite. 
Ashworth’s Regular. 
Taylor’s Glory. * 
Selfs. 
Campbell’s Pizarro. 
Pohlman’s Ellen Lancaster. 
Lightbody’s William Lightbody. 
Campbell’s Duke of Argyll. 
Turner’s Charles J. Perry. 
Kay’s Topsy. , 
Mr. Richard Gorton, Eccles. 
Diadem. 
Turner’s Ovid. 
Turner’s Queen Victoria. 
Turner’s Beatrice. 
Turner’s George Lightbody. 
Goi'ton’s Mauve Queen. 
Mr. John Wild and Mr. 
David Jackson. 
Nimrod. 
John Leech. 
Conspicua. 
Etna. 
Bessie Ray. 
Goliath. 
—F. D. Horner, Kirhhj 
SIX ALPINES. 
Mr. Wardle. 
John Leech. 
Etna. 
Mercury. 
Wonderful. 
Brilliant. 
Fair Rosamond. 
Mr. E. Elliott. 
Conspicua. 
Goliath. 
Duke of Argyll. 
Marchioness of Lome. 
Fair Rosamond. 
■Malzeard.) Ripon. 
Mr. Charles Turner and 
Mr. John Ball. 
Turner’s Queen Victoria. 
Turner’s Selina. . 
Turner’s Bronze Queen.- 
Turner’s Jessie. 
Turner’s Nimrod» 
Turner’s Sydney. 
Mi:. Hepworth. 
King of the Alps. 
Rising Sun. 
Captain Frazer. 
Fair Rosamond. 
Fairie Queen. 
Cbnspicua, 
THE WHITLdOF CHICOEY. 
’he Whitloof is a peculiar variety of Chicory, which has also been called 
the Large-rooted Brussels Chicory, and which bears much resemblance to 
the Magdebourg kind. The root is thick* and stubby, and carries a tuft 
of erect leaves that are stout, thick*, and imbricated, forming a" small com¬ 
pact head, reminding one of the .heart of a Cos Lettuce. It is brought to market 
deprived of its root, which is cut off a little below the leaves, and is extremely 
tender, having an agreeable, but slightly bitter flavour, which reminds one of that 
of Endive. In Brussels, these heads of radical leaves are cooked whole, and eaten 
with white or cream sauce; but it is equally good as a salad. It is all the 
more valuable on account of its being obtainable at a season when other vegetables 
